Histiocytic sarcoma presenting with chylous ascites in a 7-month-old infant: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-68

  El Matary, Wael ^a,b   Thorburn, Kent ^a   Baillie, Colin ^a   Kokai, George ^a   Dalzell, Mark ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Aberhart Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chylous ascites; Histiocytic sarcoma; Infancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; FATALITY; PATHOLOGY;

CHYLOUS ASCITES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 59449103861     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318180bb95     Document Type: Article

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